the the, you're watching dw news live from the land through 10 killed my husband, alexia bone. these widow colds out the russian president in an emotional video, julia and novel, naya vows to carry on the kremlin critic fights and says, rational taurus he's all hiding his body to cover up his murder in prison. will say coming up on the program. israel was hamas, it must return. hostages held in garza, by the start of ramadan, in 3 weeks, will face a ground offensive in the southern city of the

eclipse mckinnon. gustave, with us, usually a novel, naya the widow of russian opposition, leda, alexei, novelle, and a has accused of love to me, a person of killing her husband, and has vowed to continue her husband's work and a video posted on social media platform x. she cooled on supports is to resist person and fight for free russia. it's been 3 days since rational authorities announced and develop these death so far they've prevented his family and the allies from seeing his body. it is, it gets a video eulley and about, and i said she didn't want to make calling out the russian president vladimir putin for murdering her husband. why does that in the days since alexis, of all these death, his wife has made it clear, she won't be intimidated into silence. he'll find me all kinds of thing as that's like the mid 3 days ago flooding their quotes and killed my husband, alexi, nevada, and they put him, killed the father of my children's voice and took away the dearest fina had the

closest and most beloved. this russian authorities have so far, refused to hand over and of all these body to his family. his mother went to the investigative office near the prison where her son died to get his body and left empty handed, a kremlin spokesperson condemned. and of all my statements and said the death was being investigated according to law, and of all naya calls it a cover up for a 2nd poisoning of her husband. after an attempt to kill him with a nerve agent, nova chuck failed in 2020. what look to see in the mean uncovered, refreshing then now hiding his body not showing it to his mother or given it to her and pathetically line and waiting for the traces of most which is now be choked to disappear, which is called me at moscow as well, of grief mourners have left bouquets and messages for lexi in of on the, in the snow. the side ca, memories,

victims of soviet repression. in an environment where it's dangerous to show public grief or an of only, it's the closest thing to an official memorial for the opposition leader. according to an invalid, these folks pass and russian investigators say they want to keep his body for at least 2 weeks. we off the biochemist and toxicologist, delta mox, michael bloom, an expert on the nova show kind of agent how long the substance is traceable in human tissue. definitely for more than 2 weeks. um, there are degredation products and product of these nerve agents not only know of each other, but nerve agents in general that bind to proteins in the body that you can detect off to weeks if not months. so just a couple of days won't make a big difference here. of all these widow usually and of all. and i a travel to brussels on monday to meet with a new policy chief and foreign ministers. the talks come as the you consider the

possible functions against russia in the wake of novel, nice husbands to the used car and policy cheese. philip burrell said it was vital to whatever action is taken both on us. alexis devonie continues his work or else said that develop these widow was invited to the you, me think not just for personal, but also for political reasons in order to give a face to the russian or physician. or i'll also blamed lot of that person's regime for novell needs treatment in prison, and his subsequent desk. we have to send the message, we're supposed to rush into position and to they are not much for now valley. i know that the honda is memory with football is administered to rename our human rights sanctions regime with whose name and call it the novelty human rights sanctions regime in order for his name to be forever waiting on the work of you to

be a union in defending human rights. once more i'm joined now by d. w. 's, brussels beer. i chase, alexander fun. and um and alexander, tell us more about today's these things will more functions becoming rushes way as well. that is certainly what's the european union is aiming for. we heard from you also for l d u foreign policy chief we also heard from a number of foreign ministers, all of them stressing that it is important to hold, to account into account those responsible for alexi, nevada, and the staff. and the also have for l during his press conference, use a very strong language saying that's nevada, and he was slowly moved or it's in the russian jail by proteins regime. so they are planning sanctions against the russian leadership and also about the thirty's. presumably there's a thirty's at the prison where and the volume the was held in custody. however,

this process will take that time. and of course they 1st uh wants to wait, where the, the will be and investigation to you is calling for an in the national investigation and to impose sanction then sanctions. then they needs to have solid evidence that those on the sanctions least are really responsible for not all of these data. so it will take a while today. however, the you foreign ministers agreed as we just heard from you also have for l that they are ready to rename an already existing sanctions regime for human rights abuses. and they wants to do it to on or alexi, nevada, and me. and what message did you live in a while and i as present. so those nice things in brussels today send i think it was quite remarkable that she told b,

u foreign ministers that russia is not putting and put in is not russia. so she not only cold from the you to get tougher on the kremlin and to impose more sanctions. she also made clear that the european union has to support to increase their support for the position in russia for the civil society in russia. we saw that people who were taking to the streets to honor alexi, nevada, and the that they were detained. we know that a number of opposition, segers, people who work very closely with natal need together are still in custody. so i think that was her message to the u. foreign ministers here in brussels. toby's brussels buried chief alexandra phone, nama and alexandra, thank you so much. thank you. of the european commission,

president of the left on the line has announced that she will run for a 2nd time since she took on the job of heading the most powerful institution in brussels. in 2019. she's led the block through breakfast, the code 19 pandemic. and russia's invasion of ukraine, the german conservative is widely expected to win the backing of most countries. she wants to bid a short while ago here in button. the ones that sell much too far and well fresh and it was back then as to whether i could imagine for coming president of the european commission. i immediately said, yes. intuitively. i said today, 5 years later, i'm making a very conscious and consider a decision. but i would like to it on for the 2nd next to me. so i and it's slide to, i'm sites about his a look at some of the stories making headlines today. and the most famous landmark in paris has closed its doors as it stuff goes on strike for day, its employees, one of the salary increase and improve maintenance of the monument. this is the 2nd strike. within 2 months. the eiffel tower attracts nearly $7000000.00 visitors

every year. your opinion has approved a naval mission in the red sea to protect commercial ships from attacks by evans whose the militants, the attacks of for some major shipping companies to avoid the area in favor of long that and costly a route. 5 e u. member states have concerns that they will take pos in the mission. israel says brazil's president luis enough to let the silva is no longer welcome in the country unless he retracts his comments liking the war against hamas militants, and garza to the nazi genocide during world war 2. lula has now recalled his ambassador to israel, back to brazil for torques. now, israel has set a deadline for its long plan defensive against the city of rough uh, and south cause a retired army general benny guns. a member of the countries will. cabinet says is rarely troops will launch that result next month if come off,

doesn't free the remaining hostages by run the done. meanwhile, the us has proposed the un security council resolution backing a temporary cease fire and garza, the air strikes the cross gauze as israel pursues. what is prime minister is called total victory homes. schools and hospitals destroyed. as the death toll keeps climbing. make any equipment, they are all civilians. there are no minute treat personnel or anything. we send a message to the world, the message to the is really government and have mass government and gaza is please stop the war. enough war victory? a how to israel's ground? defensive has extended to reeds on multiple hospitals, aggravating. you already dire humanitarian situation. a doctor and officer hospital in the city of con, eunice described the moment he realized in his really army read what's happening.

was like, can use is it about the data and then uh, so i realize that it is it vision of i d f. as i substituting some adults. i don't see that the are actually yeah. the disorder, the best bet 4 of those to be to and the use of it adults, israel claims it's targeting of hospitals is legitimate because homeless allegedly operates within um, its military release. this video set to show weapons found inside cars close to the an officer hospital. soon the ground siege could be extending all the way to rafa, despite international concern over israel's plant and be the last city in gaza. that hasn't seen major ground fighting. any guns, a member of netanyahu's, 3 member were cabinet set as really troops, but launched or sold next month. if by rama done hostages,

a multiple of the fighting, we'd continue. if we go back to include rough area, the muslim holy month is expected to begin around the 10th of march. while guns does not have the final word on what lies ahead. he represents an influential is rarely voice defined calls, including from is real strong as back or the us to spare the city where more than a 1000000 palestinians or sheltering and have nowhere else to go. the you and stop course has opened a week of hearings on the legal consequences of israel's occupation of palestinian claim territories. well, them 50 countries are expected to give evidence that the international court of justice in the hague. the hearings requested by the un general assembly all separate from the ongoing genocide case brought by south africa. there are

currently $140.00 full settlements in the occupied westbank, including east jerusalem, illegal under international. in addition, there are more than 100 jewish outposts, not sanctioned by the is really government dw correspondent this here. shelton sent us our assessment from the 1st day of the international court of justice. hearing in the hague, part of senior representatives today have us to declare the occupation as unlawful and also taught at east trail to stop it. immediately. the courts legal advisory will not be binding on the states. it is only an advisory opinion. nevertheless, it is suppose to have a certain rate. so as i states could act upon it and draw the conclusions from it. and it is all to suppose to put a certain political pressure on east trail in the current situation in the gaza

strip. the decision itself is expected to come within a couple of months. this case should not be confused with the case over the breach or the alleged breach of the genocide convention. this is a case fed south africa, brought against east royal and is expected to take the capital of years. dw louisa . louisa shelton reporting that the western german city of han now has commemorated 9 people killed the and a racist attack. 4 years ago, relatives gathered in silence of the main symmetry and on which is near frank. first, they requested that no political speeches be given. during the ceremony companies and terry administer, nancy caesar attended the memorial and said it was more important than as a to come back fall right extremism. on february, the 19th 2020 a right wing extremist nodded the 9 people and a few things free. the gunman then showed his mother and then himself

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